Lieutenant Dan, you got new legs

The Pens put an end to the Eastern Conference by sweeping the Carolina Hurricanes 4 games to nil. My Opinion, Carolina just run out of gas. Before this series started, i never saw a sweep coming. The Canes were playing their best hockey of the season going into this series. Playing with that kind of intensity for that long, it's going to come to a crashing halt. We know Cam Ward is a better goaltender than what he showed us most of this series and Ray Whitney always seems to get a goal against the Pens, and Eric Staal shouldn't be a -5 against anyone. A mixture of the Canes petering out and the Pens raising their game to new levels is why this series only went to 4 games, and the fact that Bill Cowher chokes in championship games. I wouldn't want him on my side.

Now we wait for the Detroit Redwings to go through the motions and send the blackhawks home. Detroit owns a 3-1 advantage with game 5 coming up tonight in so called "Hockeytown".

A re-match of last season. There are so many story lines for this Stanley cup final, But the fact that Sidney Crosby and the Pens went through a finals loss last season will ignite them more than anything. Hossa jumping to the Wings because it's a better chance at a cup. The biggest thing in my eyes is The Pens will be better prepared this time. They won't spot the wings the first 2 games. The Pens are on a mission. They won't be awestruck, Maf won't fall flat on his face upon taking the ice in game one.